        
Born in Wisconsin in 1921, Esther Bubley moved to Washington, DC at the age of 19. She landed a position at Vogue magazine before being hired by Roy Stryker as a lab technician for the Farm Security Administration’s photographic project documenting life in the United States. Later, from 1943 until 1950, Stryker supervised a project documenting the work, employees and communities of Standard Oil of New Jersey. Some of the nation’s top photojournalists contributed to this project, including Esther Bubley.
Bubley had an exceptional skill at connecting with her subject and capturing the everyday experiences of people in a stark and enlightening way. She photographed the images in this exhibit at the Greyhound Bus Terminal at 245 West 50th Street in New York City. These images are part of the The Roy Stryker Papers and Standard Oil (New Jersey) collection, held in Ekstrom Library’s Photographic Archives. |
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